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6 April 2004 - GE Energy will supply two gas turbine-generator sets and additional equipment for a 150 MW cogeneration plant to be built near the city of Limerick, Ireland. The gas-fired plant will provide power and process steam for a large aluminum refining facility owned by Aughinish Alumina Limited of Ireland, as well as power for the Irish grid.
SNC-Lavalin Constructors Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. of Redmond, Washington, is the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. SNC-Lavalin is one of world's leading groups of engineering and construction companies.
GE Energy will supply two Frame 6FA gas turbines featuring dual fuel capabilities and advanced Dry Low NOx emissions systems, and two 50-hertz, GE 6FA generators. The scope of the contract also includes the turbine control center, liquid fuel off-base system, gas turbine CO2 protection, washing skid, technical assistance, supervision and training, and performance tests.
The equipment will be manufactured at GE Energy's facilities in Belfort, France. The two gas turbine packages will be shipped to the project site in September and October of 2004, respectively.
Once the new cogeneration plan begins commercial operation, scheduled for December of 2005, Aughinish Alumina expects to be able to reduce operations of older oil-fired boilers at the site, thus reducing emissions.
The 75 MW class Frame 6FA is the mid-sized member of GE's F technology fleet of gas turbines that has surpassed nine million hours of commercial service worldwide. With its output range, high exhaust energy, full packaging and robust design, the Frame 6FA fits a variety of applications including cogeneration and combined heat and power.
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